Grand Celebration and Electric Carnival in Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Nebraska hosts a two day Fourth of July festival with athletic events from 4 30 to 6 00 p m including 100 yard dashes fat mans race bicycle races and a relay for boys under 12. Prizes range from 1 to 10 dollars. A Japanese wrestling contest water fight between Mitchell and Scottsbluff firemen and novelty horse races are listed along with a grand electric pageant fountain display and a Patterson colored Jubilee concert and a dance at the Opera House.
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Mitchell and
Scottsbluff Firemen
Friday July 3 Baseball Tournament and Varied Exhibits
A program lists a baseball tournament at Ball Park with 225 prizes for the winning team and 25 cent admission. The Kohls perform novelty acts, a free street exhibition, and a second baseball game at 3 30 p m with 25c admission. Concessions, lodging for out of town visitors, and crowd management are urged with the slogan Pull together.
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Ball Park
July Fourth City Program Highlights and Contests
A Saturday program runs from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. with patriotic music by two bands followed by a Grand Industrial Pageant at 10:00 a.m. A baseball tournament at Ball Park offers 225 dollars in prizes with a 25 cent admission. Readings by well known orators at 10:45 a.m. The Kohls, a trio of athletes, perform on the streets. Band concerts and daylight fireworks run 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Free. Patterson's Colored Jubilee Singers perform 2:30 p.m. with another baseball game at 2:30 p.m. Admission 25 cents.
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Ball Park
Patterson
Colored Jubilee Singers
Buck
Wing
Furious wind storm devastates western Nebraska town
A severe wind and dust storm described as the worst in 21 years hit western Nebraska. Crowds faced struggle downtown as crops suffered, a chautauqua tent was torn, trains delayed, and a crowd fought officers before local aid funded by a generous business owner helped them leave by freight.
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Alliance
Nebraska
J. E. Tash
Herald
Mr. Tash
Burlington Depot
Box Butte Avenue
Vagrants infested Alliance town overwhelm police
Alliance authorities report an influx of hundreds of unemployed men and hoboes over the past weeks. Chief Jeffera says as many as sixty five were in one group, with twenty four arriving on freight number forty six Friday morning.
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Alliance
Jeffera
Hay Contractors Wanted Near Alliance
J. R. Phelan seeks bids to contract the putting up of his hay this year near Alliance.
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Alliance
J. R. Phelan
Cooling milk in pits uses natural refrigeration during shortages
The Nebraska College of Agriculture dairy department explains cooling pits or shallow wells can keep milk cream and butter cold when ice is unavailable. Pits stay under 70 degrees with 104 degree shade, better than ordinary cellars, but must be dedicated to dairy use to avoid odor absorption.
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Dairy Department
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Peru Normal Notes Highlight Student Events and Local Games
Miss Ruby Page Ferguson led a chapel program with students and faculty in attendance at Peru Normal. The Brownville team defeated the Normal team 7 to 6 in a Tuesday game on campus. The Chicago Male Quartet sung at chapel Tuesday night and Dr House performed at chapel Wednesday morning. County clubs are forming from county student groups and Clara Beck gave a piano recital in the chapel.
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Ruby Page Ferguson
The
Normal
Brownville
Peru
Chicago
Dr. House
Chapel
Clara Beck
Peru News: Faculty Moves and Recitals Highlight Week
Miss Beck performed with Misa Adalyn Blankenship singing solos while Miss Rita Thomas led the pianoforte department. President Hayes left Peru for a state education board meeting then returned. Misa Lucile aGss visits Miss Koch as Miss aGes plans to teach at Plattsmouth High School. Prof. Jean toured Valentine on a business trip. Dr. Claude P. Lewis gave an organ recital in the Methodist church. Miss Mattie Ellis departs for Harvard summer session. Florence Dye will lead Normal history in her absence.
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Misa Adalyn Blankenship
Beck
Rita Thomas
Pres. Hayes
Peru
State Board of Education
Misa Lucile aGss
Mattie Ellis
The
Normal
Harvard University
Florence Dye
Crete High School
Railroads Fined for Live Stock Quarantine and 28 Hour Rules
Railroad companies face multiple penalties under the live stock quarantine and 28 hour unloading laws. Atlantic Coast Line incurred eight fines of $100 each plus costs. Mobile & Ohio totaled $500 across five cases. Missouri Pacific Texas and Seaboard Air Line each $100 in respective cases. Other railways listed include Chicago Rock Island Pacific, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati New Orleans Texas Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago Great Western, and Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St Louis, with varied fines and costs totaling several thousand dollars. Pennsylvania Company also faces six cases totaling $1,250 in fines and $29.70 in costs.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co
Missouriansas & Texas Railway Co
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co
The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Nebraska
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co
Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago Great Western Railroad Co
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Co
Rural engineer hired for part time review
A state rural engineer has been secured for part time by the Agricultural Extension Service of the Nebraska College of Agriculture to consult with farm demonstrators on drainage problems and building plans. The appointee is van D. Wood, instructor in farm drainage and rural architecture at the University of Nebraska. He will retain his current instructor role for the remainder of his time.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Nebraska College of Agriculture
van D. Wood
Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of Nebraska
Wood
Museum Boss Leads Plea for Nebraskas Moropus Fossils
Word from New York City reports the American Museum of Natural History will soon dispatch a party led by Albert Thompson to Agate Nebraska to search the fossil field for specimens of the moropus, a large clawed creature that lived in ancient times.
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New York City
American Museum of Natural History
Albert Thompson
Agate
Nebr
Fossil Beds Near Canton Draw Visitors from Alliance
One and a half million years ago a moropus, a strange creature with rhino body and horse head, roamed the area. The agate near Canton, northwest of Alliance, draws locals to visit the fossil beds on a good day trip.
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Agate
Canton
Alliance
Rural Short Course Urges Cooperation in Nebraska
At the Rural Short Course held at the Nebraska College of Agriculture leaders emphasized developing a spirit of cooperation and brotherhood in rural communities. Centering social life around the rural school and church was urged to boost farm life and country living.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Attendance Report Sparks Statewide Meeting
Attendance figures show participation in parts of the state with attendees gathered for a broader meeting. Officials noted word of mouth and local groups contributing to the turnout.
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Ious
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remake Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage Sulphur Hair Remake claiming it safely restores natural hair color and lustre. It promises dandruff relief and thicker, darker hair with a simple nightly brush application.
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Neb
Kohls
Free
Opera House
Scottsbluff Band Boys
K Railroads
Hamilton
E. C. Drake
Thiele
Drug Store Alliance
Oray
DYE & Owens
Biles
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